Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood by Marjorie Liu

9 reviews

nadiaherondale's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The plot keeps thickening and more players enter the game, some revelations that I suspected became true and other plot twists shocked me. The art, as always is fantastic 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Xenophobia, Torture, Death, War, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, and Body horror

Moderate: Ableism, Genocide, and Death of parent

vr_alyssa's review

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Grief, Child abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Death of parent, Death, Slavery, Physical abuse, Violence, Torture, Body horror, and War

halfbloodprincess_hogwarts's review

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I like that we are further introduced to this thing connected to M.

Seeing other types of characters with animalistic appearances was really cool. Especially M's family, for some reason I thought she was the sole member of the Halfwolves and was floored that a characteristics knew was her kin (not spoiling).

All I pray is that Little Fox stays unharmed because she puts so much trust into M. She better not break my favorite characters heart🥺🤬

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Bullying, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Violence, Self harm, War, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Cannibalism, Colonisation, and Confinement

house_of_hannah's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Once again the art is just perfection. I would own this even if I didn't like the story just based on the art. This volume does take a little ramping up, as I found the first chapter to just be ok, but each one after was just better and better.

I really enjoy the character designs, and how detailed they are. There is quite an extensive list of characters, but it doesn't feel overwhelming. Maika's companions have some of the best dialogue and interactions. There are also some cute/heartwarming scenes to balance out the horror/wartime ones.

We learn more about Maika's past, which is incredibly helpful in understanding the overarching storyline. This volume also gives off Pirates of the Caribbean vibes with the adventure that the main cast faces. Overall, I enjoyed this even more than volume 1, and I can't wait to jump into volume 3 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Body horror

fictionalportal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Continues to be one of the best things I've ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Torture, Self harm, Murder, Gore, Death, Child abuse, Body horror, and Blood

ceilidhwilliams's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Grief, Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, and War

Minor: Torture, Drug use, Cannibalism, and Slavery

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The art of this series is stunning. I love looking at the intricate detailwork on every page. Sometimes the beautiful, dark style doesn't seem to match with humorous things being said or done. I also frequently feel like the main character is built up to be this callous, cold woman with no empathy, but then she shows random empathy moments like not wanting a bunch of ghosts to stay trapped in limbo and it throws me off. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Torture, and Toxic relationship

wordwilderness's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It’s been a long time since I’ve read something that I couldn’t put down, so reading this was like a breath of fresh air.

The story is dark and violent, but there’s a thread of hope that broke out in the most surprising ways. I loved seeing the characters change in this second volume. I never expected so much depth of character development from a graphic novel, but I severely underestimated “Monstress”. I can’t wait to continue with this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Torture

f18's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Child death, Gore, Murder, Xenophobia, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse, Animal death, and Blood

Minor: Torture, War, Kidnapping, Genocide, and Drug use

minor (non-explicit) nudity of a minor